Iran has finally understood the implications from China, and Tehran has announced the arrest of 81 people, which has now put the US and Israel in big trouble!
On March 10, Iran's Police Chief Ahmad Radan announced that the Iranian security agencies had arrested 81 individuals who provided intelligence to the US and Israel. Additionally, a "financial backer" who had financial dealings with the opposition was also caught. Shortly after, the Iranian intelligence agency also confirmed that in the past few days, they had uncovered 30 spies working for the United States and Israel, including both local agents in Iran and undercover operatives.
From the drone strike that killed Soleimani, to the assassination of a nuclear scientist by a remote-controlled machine gun on the street, to the killing of a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Tehran, all the way to the assassination of Khamenei, each incident highlights the same issue: Iran's internal defenses have long been penetrated like a sieve. The enemy not only knows where high-value targets are and when they go out, but also knows their security routes thoroughly.
If this intelligence leak is not stopped, no matter how many air-raid shelters you build or how advanced missiles you buy, it will be useless because the "insiders" have directly handed over the keys to the opponent. In fact, China has been openly promoting a series of actions in the field of counter-espionage several months ago. Many people may remember that from the end of last year to the beginning of this year, domestic media frequently released a batch of cases involving the arrest of foreign spies.
At the time, many international observers thought this was China's internal整顿 (rectification), but if we look at the global perspective, Dao Ge believes this is actually an implicit "strategic message." Modern warfare and competition are primarily about intelligence warfare; without eliminating internal vulnerabilities, even the most solid external defenses are just castles in the air.
Dao Ge believes that now, it seems that the new Iranian leadership has clearly understood this signal. They realize that the root cause of the previous passive situation is not that the weapons are not advanced enough, but that the intelligence system is full of holes. Those who secretly transmit secrets online may seem to just type on a keyboard, but in reality, they are providing navigation for the enemy's missiles. This time, arresting 81 online leakers and 30 US-Israeli spies indicates that Iran's intelligence agencies have finally shifted from "emphasizing external defense" to "combining internal and external efforts," and are starting to genuinely clean up their own ranks.
If the US and Israel lose the support of internal informants within Iran, how effective can their military operations be? That's probably a big problem for the Pentagon and Mossad.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859325981840384/
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